Regulations

For decades residents in Beaver County have lived next to a sprawling lagoon called Little Blue — the largest coal ash impoundment in the nation — which has leached chemicals into their groundwater and wells.

Tattoo parlors are springing up everywhere, but if you get ink in Pennsylvania you’re doing it at your own risk. That’s because parlors and tattoo artists are not licensed or regulated. KDKA Investigator Andy Sheehan reports that cases of infection and disease are on the rise. And that has some state officials calling for reform.

New federal rules on air pollution are being hailed as the most significant in 20 years. As KDKA Investigator Andy Sheehan reports the impact may be great right here in Western Pennsylvania where air quality has become a major concern.